The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-20 00:00:00

The Storniontfield Ponds, Our readers are familiar with the experiment which has been carried on by the proprietors of salmon fishing on the Tay during the last 10 or 11 years as to the artificial propagation of salmon. They are also aware, through our columns, that in former years the experiment at the Stormontfield Ponds, in the neighbourhood of Perth, was highly successful, and that a considerable number of the marked fish reared in these ponds had been landed in the Tay, Fe? th, and other Scottish rivers. We paid a visit to the Stormontfield Ponds on Tuesday, and Mr. Marshall most kindly showed LS all the operations under his most efficient superintendence. The number of ova put into the breeding-boxes at the end of 1862 was about 200,000, the fry from which, in March, April, and May, 1563, numbered upwards of 200,000, and are now in the smolt state in the large pond communicating with the Tay. The fish are leaving daily, and it is expected that the more advanced portion of them will have all left the pond by the end of the current month. The smolts are in a most lively and healthy condition, and on their keeper throwing into the pond a very small quantity of liver, with which they are fed, hundreds of them rise to the surface, and devour the liver most greedily. It may be mentioned that in the bottom of the pond there is a great profusion of aquatic plants, the seed of which came through the breed ing-boxes from the Stormontfield lade which com municates with the River Lay. Owing to the high floods in the Tay in the months of November and December 1863, the supply of ova for the breeding• boxes was not so large as in the previous years. The number of ova was about 130,000. They were hatched on the 31st of March last, and the first de• velopment of complete fish was on the 6th current. A good deal of ova is yet in the tadpole state at the bottom of the breeding boxes, which are in 25 lines, 12 boxes in each ; the boxes in all amount to 300. A very large smolt-pond is in course of con struction, and the proprietors of salmon fishings on the Tay who contribute to the promotion of the ex periment appear to spare no trouble or expense in the full development of the scheme.—Scotsman. 01 , TEY MARKET AND COMMZIWIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues to exhibit symp toms of a satisfactory character. The charge for negotiating first class bills is still n per cent., or under the official quotations. The demand for ac commodation is large, but as capital is abundant, bankers and brokers evince a desire to compete for the business brought forward. About £73,000 in gold was taken into tho Bank yesterday. The Ceylon which left this morning for Calcutta and China took out £68,670 in specie. The alterations exhibited in the weekly return of the Bank of England are exceedingly favourable. The bullion and reserves of notes have been largely augmented, and the other changes also denote that the position of the establishment continues satis factory. Subjoined are the particulars:— Active Circulation .. £20,819,535 Decrease .. .. 139,315 Bullion .. 13,267,446 Increase 562,195 Rest .. ** ** 3,280,727 Increase 15,907 Public Deposits 7 566 661 Increase .. 267,167 Other Deposits.. 12,962,402 Increase .. 61,242 Seven Day and other Bills .. 493,817 Decrease .. .• 26,320 Government Securities 10,785,267 No alteration. Other Securities 20,973,429 Decrease 384,574 Notes Unemployed .. 6,431,630 Increase .. 681,920 At a meeting of holders of Deferred Mexican Bonds held yesterday, at 11, Warnford-court, Mr. I. Gerstenberg in the chair, the following resolution was adopted—" Resolved, to appoint, with power to add to their number, Messrs. I. Gurstenberg, A. Cohen, Thomas Moxon, Albert Levy, and J. Searle, 83 a committee to represent the interests of the hol de rs of Mexican Deferred Bonds, with full powers to effect an arrangement of the said bonds with the Imperial Mexican Financial Commission." A new banking institution for Venezuela has been announced under the title of the London and Venezuela Bank. The nominal capital is half a million sterling, and the first, issue will only amount to £250,000 in shares of £5O each. Arrangements have been made for the transfer of the business of the Bank of Caracas, and the directors of that es tablishment have joined the new board. The prin cipal control of the bank is to be vested in the board of directors in England, and Mr. Henry Alex. Hanhey has been appointed chairman. During the last few days a firmer tone has pre vailed in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Mar kets, although business has in some measure been in terrupted by the Whitsuntide holidays. Sugar has advanced 3d. to Bd. per cwt., while coffee has sold at fully previous rates. In rice and cocoa there has been about an average amount of business, without any material change in values, while tallow has continued in very limited request, and quotations for both present and forward delivery have shown a downward movement. At an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Mr. Gilpin, M.P., in the chair, the resolu tions previously adopted for increasing the capital to £4,000,000 were confirmed. The biddings for 30,1)0,000 rupees /300,000) in bills on India, took place yesterday at the Bank of England, and the folio . ming are the official parti culars:—The proportions allotted were, to Calcutta 15 ,30,000 rupees, to Bombay 12,00,000 rupees, and to Madras 2,70,000 rupees. The mininurn price was, as before, le. 11f d. on. Calcutta and Madras, and ls. 111 d. on Bombay. The applications within the limits amounted te:l24 lace. Tenders o❑ Calcutta and Madras at Is. 11i.d, will receive about 5 per cent,, on Bombay at 2s. about 12 per cent,, and all above these prices in full. The proprietors in the London Bank of Scotland are invited to send in applications for the 10,000 new shares of £lOO each, to be allotted rateably among the regif itered shareholders, whose names shall be on the register of members on the 16th May instant. 'Each share will be issued at a pre mium of £4, Brach premium, together with £l3 per share, to be paid by the following instalments, viz. :—X4, being the said premium, on the Ist June next, £5 on the Ist July, £5 on the Ist October, and £3 on the 2nd January, 1865. The amount thus received will be carried to a reserve fund The instalments in advance may be paid, when in terest will be allowed at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum. .._ ...r.,....... Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentea were 66f. 70c. Increased depression has prevailed to-day in the market for the English Funds, which have further receded to the extent of i per cent., solely in conse quence of an unfavourable political feeling. Nume rous rumours of a disturbing character are in Circulation, and although, in some instances, they bear the impress of improbability, there can be no doubt that the present situation of affairs at home and abroad is far from encouraging. Speculators therefore effect sales almost in a wholesale manner, cud hence the esisting gloom. Statements affecting the stability of the Cabinet, together with the : prospect of a war against Germany, are among the repoets which have conduced to the altered aspect of the market. Consols are now 911 for money, and 90k 1-, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 841 ; and India 5 per Cents., 1051 Foreign Stocks are generally flatter, and there is very little business in progress, Turkish f per Cents., 1862, are 711- ; do., Ccnsolides, 48 ; Mexi can, 43! 141 ; do., New Loan, 1 O i l dis.; Greek, 221 23 ; Spanish Passive,[34l s ; do., Certifi ca t es, 111 ; Russian Scrip, 21 I prem. ; Swedish Scrip, 31 prena ; and the Confederate Loan, 66 68. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued rather inactive, and prices have not shown any material variation. Biighton and Midland have each improved I, while Great Western have declined ; and Great Eastern and North-Eastern (Ber wick), I, The Foreign and Colonial lines remain dull at about former quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in modente favour, Union of London have receded to 58k B ink o f Australia to 731 ; London Bank of Scotland to 211. Imperial Financial realised ; General Credit, 9Z 101 ; and London Finan cial, 271 28. Imperial Bank of China are quoted tll prem. ; Millwall Iron - Works, 11 prem, ; Thames Iron Works, 1 prem. ; Provincial Bank ing Corporation, 1 prem. ; and International Land Credit, 1 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Congols Ditto Account, May 8 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth J an., 1880 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. March. June. dis Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2, & 3 per Cent. Ditto £5OO Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stic, 51 per Ct. Ditto Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... 219 17 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1570 Ditto Account.... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888.. Do Certificates _ _ Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 • . Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto c;Aug., 1866 Ditto Bonds £1,600 — Ditto under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto Account — 2hilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 pei Cent B4 Colombian 6 per Cent 7B± Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 — Ditto Scrip £SO paid Equador New;Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Egyptian 7 per Cent lOll Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupon. Ditto Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. .. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 75 Mexican 3 per Cent 1" iDitto Account 44 31 4i 31 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deterred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Paruvian 41' per Cent • • , ..... Ditto Account , — Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 - Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 4B/ Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 . Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Ditto 1864 Scrip, .ElO paid Ditto Anglo-Dutch Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account B ll 3 Swedish, 4 per Cent . _ Ditto Scrip, £2O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 tDitto Account 6Bl a Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ......... Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds 7l A Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent ... Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 56 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Loud in. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. -- Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, No change. Sales, about 6,000 bales. Week's sales, 47,110 bales; including 6,920 on spec, and 16,270 for export. Estimated stock, 351,500 bales. Quotations—Middling Orleans, 28; 1 ; Uplands, 28; Mobile, 281 ; Fair Egyptian, 281 to 29i ; Surats, Bto 231 (?). Imports, 72,450. iIIARIKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate. Millers, however, operated cautiously, at fully the recent decline in the currency. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was far from extensive, In all descriptions, however, sales progressed slowly, at barely late rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, and prices had a downward tendency. Barley, the supply of which was seasonably good, met a slow sale, at about previous rates. Malt sold steadily, at about stationary prices. The supply of oats on sale was moderately large. For all qualities, the trade was dull, at drooping currencies. Beans steadily supported previous rates. The show of samples on the stands was very moderate. Peas ruled firm, at late rates, The flour trade was dull, at about previous quotations, ARRIVALS THIS WIiI3E. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English-- 210 — l,lBO 4,020 / 330 Irish.. ..... ... 2,260 Foreign... — I . 7,200 3,(80 12,320 6O sks. —brlo. NEW GATE AND LEADENIIALL. These markets are moderately supplied with wheat, and .he trade rules heavy, at our quotations. Fer 81b, by the carcase. sd ad Inferior beef 2 8 3 0 Hiddling do. 3 2 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. LI 6 3 10 acted Middling mutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Vea) .. 3 8 4 8 Small pork .. 4 0 4 6 Lamb .. 5 8 6 8 BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations being to the effect that the vine is making rapid progress, and that it is healthy and strong, the demand both for English and foreign hops is dull -day, and prices have a downward tendency, Annexed aro tho quotations : Mid and East Kents. •£5 Os to £9 10s per cwt. Weald of lients 5 Os to 7 7s ,) Susses .... Yearlings 3 Os to 5 Os „ Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8s „ Belgian American . 3 10s to 5 15s „ COLONIAL. TEA.--There has been a moderate business transacted in the private market, and quotations are well maintained. SUGAR. —West India descriptions has been in more re quest, and good qualities have advanced 3d to 6d per cwt. In the refined market rather higher rates are also current. COFFEE.—There continues to be a fair inquiry for colonial descriptions, and late prices are well maintained. a few sales reported, at about former prices. SALTPETRE.—Business has been inactive, and the few bargains recorded have led to no material change as regards prises. TALLOW.—The market has remained very dull and quotations for both present and forward delivery exhibit rather less buoyancy. Boat Accident and Loss of Five Lives. SOUTHAMPTON, May 19. An accident occurred here this evening, which, it is feared, resulted in the loss of five lives, Sevrral pleasure boats were on the Itch en r i ver, as it is usual on summer evenings, when one b oat, cow:ailing a Mr. %Voodhead, two (M. and T.) Woodheads, an infant, and another gentleman, whose name has not transpired, capsized. Four of the five bodice are said to have been recovered, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1864. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Share Railways. Paid. Closing ' Business Price. done. Bir., IVOI., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'Cork and Bandon Cornwall 8 E! 8i 9 83 1;5 118 k 119. IDo A A bets no dig Do. B till 6p c.p an. ha s been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stir Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do 13 do Gt. S. an f W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall, Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' Lon., Chat., mad Dover Lon. & Nor! h Western Lon. & Scv.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. t Derby MM. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line 'North British jEdin., Perth, .1c Dundee ;Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecde Do York Do Carlisle 'North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stook Do Soot. 'Mid. stock [Shrews. and Welehpool 'Shropshire Union !South Devon [South Eastern [South Wales IS. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186 G ! Taff Va1e......., [ Do B I__ Do C I Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim IWaterford Silkeuny !West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland—Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 6 7 35 37 16 17 88 90 10 t 106 17 48 64 7i 129 131 138 140 128 LIZ 90 02 64 64i 1111 111 66 67 103 105 40 ft 1104 11l 974 98. 54 34} 1146 115, 132 132 102 IC4 501. 61 246 154 1016 102 571 681 89 90 127 110 14 26 76 78 101 111 121 123 30 40 64 65 83 85 90i Oli 103 106 7i 81 564 376 9i 10 c, 8 8; ( 165 170 5 7 3 E p 100 105 21 23 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing slhart Railways Paid. Price. Business done - 100 Atlantic &St Lawrenct all 60 42 8k j 130m.,Baroda&Cent Ina 100 1021 1031 1031 Gu. 4 per cent. . 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares......—. 71 Id p 401 Buffalo and Lake Huron all c 61 10 Do. Preference ...... all 84 91 joo 5 Buffalo,Brant&Godrieli p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 WO 77 82 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 77 8 100 Do. do. June 1, 1879 100 77 82 st Clcutta.aS.Eastn. (Lin, 100 101 1(3 st Cape Town & Dock Scrii 100 98 100 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. 100 105 107 stook East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1041 1051 105 41 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 1 P 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 I stock Grand Trunk of Canada lee 2u 21 201 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 74 /4 73 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 61 63 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bonds.. all 63 65 64 1 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 53 65 100 Do. 3d ef. stock ... all 47 49 491 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 40 ft 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 24 t 6 stock GtlnthaPenin.gua.sp.o 100 104 105 100 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 11 1 Do. January, 1862 .. stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per tent. 100 1021 1031 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 104 20 Do. New . . ..... 18 101 101fi 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 90 92 100 Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 82 84 821 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 par iP stock Madras. guar., sp.c. .. 100 102 103 stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 96 08 stock De. 44 d 0........ 100 91 91 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stook Melb.Corp. 6p. 0. lind, 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. lids. l all 20 Newilrar swick Canda Class A. and all 8 5 N.lll.C'da6 pa Ist pi bds 100 I 82 stock Scinde •• ) (100 1021 1031 stock Do. Delhi,. I d ' 100 101 103 tU Do. do 2 id *p st Do. Ptinjaub .... all 102 103 Do. Du. ....... , 100 -- stook Do. Indus. St. Flo., f 1.100 93 95 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.J &Jul) 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 102 :04 Do. 6p. 0. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 10C 90 94 911 Do. 5 inscribed stock 100 89 91 'Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1872 100 106 108 Do.Ap Oct 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 1( 8 110 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 103 104 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 106 108 -- N.B.Gov. 6 p.o. J a.&July 100 101 103 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 3., 186 f 100 99 100 Du. sp. c.,18/1 to 1071 100 99 101 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 101 94 100 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 103 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o. sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 Queensland G cv. 6n. c. 100 S. Ana G6n.c.1878,14U0.. 100 109 111 Vie. Goy. 0 p.c. Ja.t4 my 100 Do. to 6 D.o. An.&o6t. 100 108 102 108 i BRITISH MINES. 2 I , )ambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 id k_difford Amalgamated 32 34 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 56 0 6 7 0 East Bassett (Illogan)• • 80 67 70 —• East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon 1.14.6 291 301 East Carn Brea 3.4.0 68 CI h. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 8.13.0 31 1 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 58t 7 9 Great South Tolgus Ps 2/ 3 Gt. Wheal Vor (Heston, 40 33 35 341 Grenville 6.16.1 94 94 lien:Ws-Foot 8.12 08 40 ti ingston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelaut U 4 15 17 Marke Valley.. 4 llyndy Iron Oro (Lin): 21 11 4 d New Seton l9l 89 90 • North Downs 2l 14 N.Wh'l Basset(lllo. , ,e'l 3.1.0 11 2 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 41 41 , l'ar Consols (St. 20 Providence(UnyLPlni.) 10.0.7 40 42 - sSouthCaradon(St.Cleer 11 450 170 S. Carn Brea (Illog - an) — - IS.Wheal loran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 40 50 , Stray Park famarSilv.a Lead Mind fin Croit ' 9 18 19 • West Basset (Illogan)_ 11 9 10 W Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 16 18 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 51 90 95 Wheal Bullen(Redruth) 10 30 35 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 12 14 Wheal 3eton 5Bl 220 230 Wheal Treiawney (Lis )! 7 20 21 Wheal Union 3.17 11 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. ihire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent, stock, tto, 44 per cent., Blackburn pur., 10J LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holy - head, Ditto, 5 per cent., 113 Lancaster and Carlisle, 1111 FOREIGN RAILWAY& San Paulo (litn.), Rim 7 per Cent., 114 Ditto (all), 201:,20 West Flanders, 7k FOREIGN MINES. Yudanamutana of S. Australia, BANKS. Alliance (lim.), 62; 31 Ditto, new, 521 Australasia, 744 Ditto, new, 571 British and Californian, lim., 61 a Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 401 Consolidated Bank, lim., 12 111 I Continental, lim., 171 Nast:London, lim., Ditto, new, 81 English and Irish, 1im.,w15 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21} Imperial Bank (lim.), Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm., 251 Imperial Ottoman, 211 1 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 6 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 221 11 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 6 London and Colonial (lim.), 181 1 London and Comity, 64 London Joint Stock, 471 London and South African,'2sl London and VI estminster, A 5 41 Merchant Bank, lim , 221 3 Mercantile and Exchange. Ern., 101 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Urn., 331 4 National of Liverpool, limited,, — Ditto, new, 111 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, Um, 111 South E4stern, lira., 51 Union of London, 681 8 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, it City Offices, lim., 52 '6 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8i Continental Union Gas, Um., 61 Credit Mailier, 10 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, Lim 5i Financial Corporation, 3 1 Fore-street Warehouse, him, 7} Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 10 Imperial Financial, him, 83- International Financial society, lim., Ili Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 86 Joint s Stock ecuriue s, l Discount, au 5 l ,7k k Land London Financial'Association, lint., 28 Ditto, new, 15i London General Omnibus Company, 21- . Mercantile Credit Association, dm., 16 National Discount Company, Um., 11; Ditto, new, 91 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lim„— Ditto, ditto, 21 3 Royal Nail Steam, 851 Societe Finaiiciere d'ggypte, 1im.,`51 ; Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim„:61 Universal Marine, Insurance, lint., 51 Warrant Finance,.lim„ El Lanes LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE STENNETT--A MAN TO WHOM " IMPRISONMENT HAS NO TERRORS," This was an application for release from custody, sup. ported by Mr. Branwell, Mr. E. Reed opposed on the part of Mr. Furness, the detaining creditor, and said it was a case of peculiar aggra vation. Mr. Furness was the landlord of some premises occupied by the bankrupt at a rent of £5O per annum, but the bankrupt refused to pay, and Furness brought an action, but offered to forgive the rent if the bankrupt would give up possession. This he refused to do, and he was arrested and sent to prison in 1863. It then became necessary to bring an action of ejectment, which he even then defended, and put Furniss to the further amount of £25, and it was only now that the landlord obtained pos session in course of law. To show the nature of the aggra vation, as when the bankrupt was in prison, and was again applied to, he replied, " You are mistaken—imprisonment has no terrors for me, and I shall not give up possession unless I receive compensation." Under these circumstanoes he (Mr. Reed) asked his honour not to grant the release until the bankrupt came up to apply for his discharge. His Honour said ho would not interfere at present. IN ItE MOSS. This bankrupt was a solicitor, and applied for his release from custody. He was opposed by Mr Griffiths, on behalf of a Mr M'Pherson on the ground that whilst acting as his solicitor, although he had not got his certificate, he had re ceived £2OO on account of Mr MTherson, for which he had not duly accounted, and he had recently defended an action in respect of a claim for that sum. The bankrupt said that he had paid £5O and other sums to Mr M'Pherson, and that there was a large amount due to him for costs. His Honour thought it a case of vexatious defence, and refused to grant the release for one month from this day, I N RE JACKSON. This bankrupt was described as a commission agent, of Victoria Cottage, Notting-hill, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharg e , which had been adjourned to this day for the bankrupt to arrange with his creditors, but which he now stated he had not been able to do, as he had not obtained a settlement of a claim on the Mexican Government. The debts are about £7sB—no assets, the furniture having been seized for rent. The bankrupt passed and obtained his discharge. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Days MANSION HOUSE. THE ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT OF £4,ooo.—Robert Boyle Miller, a captain in the merchant service, was placed at the bar this morning for the purpose of completing the evidence given against him on the above charge. The witnesses who gave their evidence yesterday having signed their deposit ions, Charles Carlisle, Inspector of the Liverpool Detective Police, said—l have been searching for the prisoner for six days, en a charge of embezzling £4,000, the property of Messrs. Ryland, of Liverpool, I found he had been to Stockton, and found he had deposited nearly £4,000 in two of the banks there, which I stopped. I also stopped six boxes of luggage and a writing-case, marked "J. Wilson" outside, but " Captain Miller" inside. Alderman Carden—l suppose you feel quite capable of conveying the prisoner safely to Liverpool i Witness—Oh, yes, I have taken five murderers, and I'm not afraid of him, Alderman Carden—l hope you'll not lose sight of him, because he is a very clever fellow, you know. _ _ Witness—l'll not lose sight of him, your worship, de , pend upon it. Packman, the city detective, said application had been made to him to deliver up the papers and documents he had found on the prisoner. Carlisle said it had been arranged by the banking autho rities to send £4,000 to Liverpool if the bills were returned, and thus save the trouble of the Bank clerks coming to Liverpool, Alderman Carden thought the documents had better re main in the hands of the City police. They would have, of course, to attend the trial, and then they would produce the papers. The depositions were then signed, and the prisoner was handed over to the officer for removal to Liverpool. CHARGE OF ROBBERY BY A PORTER.--Richard Hald way, porter, was placed at the bar, on remand, charged with stealing a quantity of silk, the property of his em ployers, Messrs. Thompson and Co., warehousemen, City. From the evidence it appeared that from time to time pieces of silk have disappeared from the warehouse of Messrs. Thompson. In the afternoon of the 16th, prisoner was seen to come down stairs from the silk room with a paper parcel under his arm. He left the premises, but in a short time after the silk was missed, and then a lad in the warehouse said he had seen the prisoner go out with a a roll of silk in his possession. Prisoner did not come to his employment as usual the next day, but when ho arrived on Wednesday morning he was questioned concerning the parcel seen in his possession. He denied all knowledge of the property. The lad, however, was positive he had seen the prisoner go out with the silk. He was given iito cus• tody. The property had not been recovered. Alderman Allen committed the prisoner for trial. M ARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO CABDRIVERS AND UNLICENSED DRIVERS. --Thomas Grimmond, driver of the cab No. 712, the pro perty of Mr. Mayhew, an extensive cabmaster of Great Ormond-yard, appeared before Mr Knox to answer the complaint of his employer, of unlawfully suffering a man named George Smith, to act as a cabdriver without his (Mr Mayhew's) cons en t, and Smith also:attended to answer the complaint of M r M ayhew, driver of the cab. Mr James Mayh ew h aving proved seeing Smith driving of unlawfully acting as the driver, the cab No. 712, o f which Grimmond was the proper pleaded guilty. TheKn oxsaid defendant up the case, and wi s h e d other cabmasters would act in a he wa s o bli ged to Mr Mayhew for taking similar manner, as it would greatly assist the police in putting down a practice which prevailed to a great extent at the west-end, particularly about the Haymarket. Grimmond was fined 40s. and costs, and Smith 20s. and costs—the alternatiN es being a month and 14 days' impri sonment. A great deal of trouble and vexation is given the police by licensed drivers allowing unlicensed drivers—called bucks" —to drive their tabs; and when the "bucks" commit any offence, and the proper driver is summoned, the latter sets up the plea that he knows nothing about it, and that he was not the driver of the cab at the time. TB-AXE S. STEALING TEA IN THE LONDON DOCK.—Thomas Mills, a labourer, was brou:ht before Mr, Partridge, charged with stealing three ounces of tea, the property of the London Dock Company. John Ahearn, a gate-keeper, said the prisoner was about to pass out of the dock yesterday afternoon, and he stopped him, and found concealed between his shirt and his skin a canvas bag containing three ounces of tea, value Bd, The tea was quite clean, The prisoner said he picked up the tea on the quay. Mr. Partridge — What is the prisoner? Witness—He is a labour er . Ile has been at work two or three days only in the dock. The prisoner, in defence, said he was at work where g e.--You are .. fined a half- a - crown f or un l aw• teas were being landed. He pick e d u p a li t tl e tea. o f the tea default, seven days imprison ment. fuiMpro.sPseairstiorind. MR. LUMLEY, FORMERLY MANAGER OF HER MAZESTY'S THEATRE, and who has been for some time PUBLIC residing in Paris, had a n audience mofrtAhNe lEsIN p Emperor o A n R A L T I o A. n . day, preparatory to his returnin g t o England, where, it is said, he intends resuming his p rof ession as a solicitor. the engineerin g ev id ence of Mr i k E meritsRAILWAYN T of er t ANDthethe committee competing lines of th e L ancashire and C O appointed to inqui re i n t o the t Yorkshire sum ea its Railway, inguiry and Lancashire U n i on Railways, whenre- Harrison and Mr Bouch, in connection with th e l a tt er pro ject, Mr Merowother, Q.C. , and Mr As p in all, examining, occupied the entire sitting o f the committ ee , w hi ch stands adjourned to this day. THEGEORGIA re of this w eh iphro kOeNSAL E. —M t e e ss rns; Cu rrellock, ahd Co., have Y, been in structed to offer the Confederate screw. steamer Georgia for sale by private treaty. Her crew has been paid off, and her stores are advertised to be sold by auction on Tuesday next, by Mr Green, at Birkenhead. There seems to b e b ut little doubt, therefore, that the Georgia's career as a cruiser is really at an end.—Liverpool Courier. Among the passengers who arrived at Marseilles two days ago by the Mongibello steam-packet from Naples and Civita Vecchia were Prince Czartorisky and the Prin cess his wife, daughter of Queen Christina. A violent fire broke out two days ago at Blaye (Gironde), destroying three houses, and seriously damag ing a fourth. It seems to have originated in a shed where a baker kept his wood. The houses were insured for 60,000 f. _ _ The Journal d'lndre-et•Loire announces a slight improvement in the health of tke Bishop of Evreux, but not sufficient to remove apprehensions as to the issue. The Holy Father, on b earing of the venerable prelate's illness, sent him his blessing by telegraph. A letter from Antwerp states that the fears which were entertained, so lately as six weeks since, that three fourths of the crops of colas would prove a failure ire that district, have happily passed away. Two-thirds of the whole now promise well. The other third has been ploughed up and resown. The flax crops also look well. The corn crops present a very sal i3factory appearance, and it is expected that thf,i harvest will be as abundant as that of last year. The Journal de l' Aveyron announces that the report relative to the murder of the cure of Caseagnez Begonhes is altogether unfounded. The Culture of Oysters, A very interesting lecture on " Oyster Culture" was read on Wednesday evening at the Society of Arts by Mr James Lowe, joint secretary to the Acclimatization Society of Great Britain—Mr W. Hawes in the chair. The lec turer commenced by stating that the art of oyster culture was by no means a new one, having been carried on with perfect success by the inhabitants of the borders of Lake Fuser°, in Italy, from the time of the Romans to the pre sent day. Fifteen years ago M. de Quatrefages, the emi nent French naturalist, called the attention of the Academie des Sciences to the depreciation and abandonment of many oyster beds on the shores of the Channel. In 1858 the gradual increase in the price of oysters in France, conse quent on their growing scarcity, attracted the attention of M. Coste, the celebrated pisciculturist, and since that time several beds on the coast Brittany and elsewhere have been entirely renewed through the exertions of the gentleman. In this country the oyster was also becoming scarcer and scarcer every day, having doubled in price during the last few years and if some remedy was not speedily found these delicious bivalves would soon become extinct. Luckily, the shores of the British islands afforded numberless localities in which oyster culture could be carried on with ease and success• The method adopted by the French cultivators as carried on on the foreshores on that part of the shore lying between high and low water mark was thus described :—The shore is divided into allotments by means of low walls, each allot • went being called a park, in which are placed tiles covered with old shells, bits of rock, &c., fixed in their places by cement. It is upon these that the spawn, or spat, of the oyster collects and attaches itself. Besides these parks, there are Wages, or places on the forshore where the oysters are laid down to fatten for market; claires, or enclosures, having similar objects, and viviers, cr vivaria, where the oysters are stored. The conditions necessary to insure success are few. A fine sheltered shore free from weeds and muscles, and with just a little but not too much mud, is best fitted for an oyster park. For large operations in a consi derable depth of water, like that carried on so successfully by M. Coate when he re-stocked the bay of St. Brieuei nothing is better than large fascines of branches bound to gether with a thin chain of galvanized iron wire and sunk by means of a heavy stone. For small parks on the foreshore the tiles already spoken of are used, which are the invention of Dr. Kemmerer, the able and zealous oyster-culturist of the Isle de Rui. Mr. Lowe then gave an account of the life of an oyster from the spat to the fat tened native, from which it appears that although each oyster produces spawn amounting to millions of individuals, yet hardly half-a-dozen of them ever arrive at maturity. Oyster culture has already taken firm root in the island of Guernsey in several localities pointed out by Mr. Lowe as particularly adapted to the purpose while visiting the island about three years since, and preparations are now being made at Prittlewell, between Southend and Shoebury ness, for the establishment of oyster-parks on the French principle by the Fish and Oyster Culture Company. The company has already laid down 1,500 bushels of full-grown oysters, which have been spread ever about five acres of ground in such a way as to leave room for the placing of 60,000 Kemmerera collecting tiles. It is calculated that if each tile collects only 10 spat, the crop secured in one year will amount to 500,000 oysters, the value of which will be £l,OOO. Mr. Lowe then alluded to the legal difficulties standing in the way of oyster culture. The foreshore be longs to the Crown, but upon proper representations being made, Parliament would no doubt see fit to cede that right under certain limitations. An interesting discussion followed, led by Mr. Ffennell, Inspector of Fisheries. He said that the coast of Ireland abounded in localities most favourable to oyster culture, and instanced the fact of accidental oyster beds having been found in several places. In Cork river a most profitable oyster bed was now being worked which owed its origin to a number of unsale able oysters having been thrown overboard from a vessel anchored just above the harbour. If such results were due merely to accident, how much greater might be expected from systematic cultivation. A great deal of opposition had been raised to oyster culture, and it had been said that a number of poor people would be deprived of their bread, but no . stress need be laid on these representations as it was a well-known fact that almost every,oyster fishery in this country was decaying. He would mention one on the coast of Ireland which a few years since sent oysters to market, the freight alone of which amounted to £l,OOO per week, whereas now the total produce hardly reached £3OO a year. Mr. Ffennell was followed by Messrs. Mit . .. chell, Ridley, Ashton, Buckland, Tegetmeier, and several others, all of whom were unanimous in their opinion that oyster culture should at once be established in this coun try. A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Lowe by acclamation for his very interesting and eloquent paper, and the meeting separated. The — lecture was copiously illustrated by a large number of specimens collected by Mr, Lowe during an official visit paid by him last year to the oyster grounds on the west coast of France, and by photo graphs of oysters in different stages of development, ex hibited by means of the magic lantern. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of Mrs. Elizabeth Veal, of Belle Vue, Hampstead, was proved in London under £lO,OOO. The testatrix died on the 9th of April last, and was the relect of the late John Veal, Esq., of the Record and Writ Clerks'-office, Chancery-lane. The sole executor and trustee nominated is Frederick Bed■ well, Esq., of the same office, who is also appointed residuary legatee., The will and codicil were exe cuted in March last. Amongst the legatees are the testatrix's nephew, G. F. Smith, £2,000 ; and R. G. Brown, M.D., of Hampstead, £l,OOO. Libe ral legacies are given to servants. Bequests of £5OO each are left to the four under-mentioned in. stitutions :—The University College Hospital, King's College Hospital, Cancer Hospital, and the United Law Clerks' Society. The will of Sir William Brown, Bart., of Rich mond-hill, near Liverpool, was proved in the registry at Liverpool, under £900,000 personalty. The acting executors are Frances A. Hamilton, Mark Wilke Collett, and John P. G. Smith, merchants, of Liverpool ; power being reserved to the other exe cutors, John Hargreaves, Esq. (the testator's son in-law), and Mrs. Sarah Benedict Brown (the daughter-in-law). The will bears date May, 1863, and a codicil November following. The testator, after bequeathing liberal annuities and legacies, has left the bulk of his property amongst his seven grandchildren (the issue of his deceased son and daughter, Alexander Brown and Grace Hargreaves), dividing the residue amongst them in certain pro portions. The following are among the charitable bequests, which are confined to Liverpool :—The Northern Hospital, £1,000; Southern Hospital,Zsoo; Royal Infirmary, £500; Deaf and Dumb School and Blind School, each £250; Juvenile Reforma tory (on board the Akbar), £2501 Society for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of Clergymen, Bluecoat School, Magdalen Institution, Home for Infants under Twelve, Eye and Ear Infirmary, Provident Society, Strangers' Friend, Town Mis. gone, Orphan Asylum for Boys and Girls, St. Patrick Schools, each £100; and a few other socie- ties. The testator executed another will on the same day disposing of his property in America. The will of Daniel Burges, Eeq., of Clifton Park, Bristol, was proved in London on the 9th inst., by his eons, Daniel Burges, Edward Burges, and George Burges, Esqs., the executors and trustees. The personalty was sworn under £40,000. The testator had held the office of Town Clerk for the city of Bristol, and died on the 16th of April last, having executed his will July, 1863, and two codi cils, 1862 4. He has disposed of his property prin• cipally amongst his four sons and three daughters in various proportions. His freehold warehouses and buildings at St. Stephen's, Bristol, he has de vised to the eldest son, Daniel, and to whom he has bequeathed the silver candelabrum presented to him by the Town Council and many of the inhabi tants of Bristol, upon his retirement from the office of Town Clerk. To his son Edward he has be queathed the silver salver presented to him by the Corporation of Bristol. The residue of his property he leaves equally amongst his four sons. The will of Thomas Langston, Esq., of West-hill, Wandsworth, was proved under £60,000 person alty; that of William Kingsbury Jameson, Esq., of Champion-hill, Surrey, £60,000; and that of John Marshall, Esq., of Eden Lodge, Beckenham, £30,000. La Pommerais, on returning to the prison after his condemnation to death, recovered all his calmness. During the two days before he had eaten little or nothing, had enjoyed no sleep, and his strength failed him every time he left the Court. After the trial, on the contrary, being relieved from the agony of the struggle, and knowing, as he said, his fate, he expressed his satisfaction at having alldoubt at an end. " I wish for nothing more than to die, and the sooner the better." He called for dinner, and ate with a good appetite, and at night slept soundly for nine hours. This is the first time since his arrest that his rest has been so long. The prisoner expressed yesterday hie formal in tention not to appeal, wishing, as he said to have done with life. But after a conversation with M. Lachsud he with drew his refusal and signed an appeal to the Court of Ces sation. REV. DR. GUTIIRIE.—The Scotch newspapers contain a letter from this well• known divine of the Free Church, intimating with deep regret his resignation of his church, as his physicians have forbidden him ever again to appear in a pulpit or on a platform. L.16.4' 12.10 } all all 47 6; 130} 1381 9 64i 4 i 111} 111 10i 9S 51} 1131 131 x 101 i 571 89i 100 all all all all 100 100 100 16.13.4 551 i 90/ SPORTING NOTES, The dreaded Bath Meeting, which generally settles the pretensions of two or three Derby favourites, passed off without any of the horses being knocked about. Cambus can, the only selection that I made last February when at 17 to 1, has now become a rattling favourite ; and those who acted on my advice at the time can now have good hedging for any investments they may have made. In spector Tanner last Saturday sent down two private detec tives to Lord Glasgow's stable to protect General Peel from the evil designs of that villainous aad unprincipled class of scoundrels who are always on the alert to get at the Derby favourite. That the public will get as honest run there is not the smallest doubt ; and, from the easy manner that he defeated Paris in the Two Thousand Guineas, the race is almost a certainty for him, bar accident. I am as sanguine this year of naming the winner as I was last, when I actually placed the first, second, and fourth, and but for the accident to King of the Vale, I should actually have placed the first four. Queen Ber tha, the winner of the Oaks, I also selected when she was at 50 to 1, and stuck to Lord Clifden for the St. Leger from week to week for three months through good and evil rep3rt. If the French party allow Fille de l'Air to run loose she will beat everything in the Oaks. The filly ran very different in the French Oaks this week (where she won easily by six lengths) than she did in the Two Thousand Guineas. My final selection for the great event will ap pear in The Sun of Monday. A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, MANCHESTER SUMMER MEETING—THURSDAY. The Trafford Park Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 100 sous added, for three-yr-olds ; colts Bst 10Ib, and fillies, Bst 51b. Winners extra. Maidens having started twice allowed 31b, if three times, allowed 51b. Second received £2O out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. One mile and a half. 16 subs. Mr J. Barber's ch c The Clown, 9st llb (in. slb extra) (Whiteley) 1 Mr Ambery's br f Lady de Traff ,rd, Bst slb (Challoner) 2 Mr Osborne's br c Dr. Rooke, 9st llb (inc. slt) extra) (Osborne) 3 Mr W. Phillips' b f Persuasion, Bst 101 b (in. sib extra) (Doyle) 4 Betting-12 to 8 agst The Clown, 6 to 2 each agst Lady de Trafford and Dr. Rooke, and 5 to 1 agst Persuasion. Dr. Rooke made running at a slow pace, the favourite lying second, followed at a clear interval by Lady de Traf ford and Persuasion. They ran in this order until rounding the bend, the three being close together after entering the straight. A quarter of a mile from home The Clown went up to Dr. Rooke, and, racing with him to the distance, quitted him at the bottom end of the enclosure, and won easily by three parts of a length, a length and a half sepa rating the second and third. The same distance between third and fourth. The Two-Yr-ad Stakes of 10 sovS each, £5 forfeit, with £25 added; for colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. Winners extra. T.Y,C, 14 subs, Mr Osborne's Brown Bread, Bst 10Ib (Osborne) 1 Mr Peace's Cream de Vanilla, Bst 71b (Williamson) 2 No betting; 10 to 1 offered on Brown Bread. The favourite made the whole of the running, and won in a canter by three lengths, The Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 150 soya in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of £l5 each, £lO ft. The second horse to receive £3O out of the stakes. Two miles. Winners extra, 36 subs, 19 of whom paid 5 says each. Captain Gray's Trust, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (carried 7st 61b) (Challoner) t 1 Mr Wilkinson's Oldminster, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (Aldcroft) t 2 Mr Jackson's Greville, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (inc. 51b extra) (J. Grimshaw) 3 Betting—Even on Greville, 2 to 1 agst Trust, and 3 to 1 agst Oldminster. Immediately the flag was lowered the favourite cut out the work at a clipping pace, and passing the two-year-old post he was leading three lengths, a like distance separating the other two. They ran in these positions until rounding the bottom turn, when Trust began to draw upon the favourite, and upon entering the straight the two Tupgill horses closed with the favourite, who before reaching the distance was in difficulties. Trust then took the lead ; oppo site the stand Aldcroft brought upOldminster, and the pair running head and head to the chair the judge gave it in a dead heat. Greville was beaten two lengths from the other two. Deciding Heat—Betting 5 to 4 on Trust, who made the running until half-way up the distance, where Oldminster gradually drew in front. The young one came again a few strides from home, and won, after a most exciting race, by a short head. The Selling stakes of 3 sove each, with £4O added, The winner to bo sold by auction, and any surplus to go to the fund. T.Y.C. If to be sold for £3O sove, allowed 141 b. Mr Ridley's Hospitality colt, 3 yrs, 9st 111 b.. (Osborne) 1 Mr Barber's Jack's Alive, 4 yrs, fis t 121 b ..(Cballoner) 2 Mr R. Bailey's Good Advice, 3 yrs, 9st llb .... (Howey) 3 Charooal and Pride of the Ocean also ran. Betting—Even on Gocd Advice, 3 to 1 each agst Jack's Alive and Hospitality, and 7 to 1 bar three. Pride of the Ocean, retired after leading a short distance, when the three placed ran a good race home, the Wensley colt winning cleverly by three parts of a length, The winner was sold to Mr W. Phillips for 36 sovs. The City Handicap of £6O, for all ages. The winner of any race after the weights are published 51b, or two or of any handicap at this meeting 71b extra. Three quarters of a mile. Mr J. Osborne's Flytrap, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b .... (n hiteley) 1 Mr Wallace's Golden Drop, 4 yrs, 7st 61b .... (Bretton) 2 Mr Fobert's Wisdom, 3 yrs, 6st 21b .. (Crawallaw) 3 Capt. Knight, The Ranter, and Oulton Lowe also ran. Betting-2 to lon Flytrap, sto 1 agst Golden Drop, 7 to 1 agst Oulton Lowe, and 10 to 1 bar three. The favourite jumped off with the lead, and making the whole of the running, won very cleverly by half a length; four lengths between the second and third, a length between the third and fourth ; the remainder were beaten off. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, 3-yr-olds, 7st 81b; 4- yr-olds, 9st 71b ; 6-yr-olds, lOst 21b ; 6-yr-olds and aged, lOst 41b. Three miles and a distance. Mr Wilkinson's Hymettus, 3 yrs, 7st 81b .. (J. Marson) 1 Mr Masterman's Honest John, 4 yrs, 9st 71b ..(Howey) 2 Aunt Judy and Macbeth also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Hymettue, 7to 2 agst Honest John, and 6 to 1 agst Aunt Judy. The lot, evidently under waiting orders, proceeded at a slow pace, headed by Honest John, whose immediate follow ers were Hymettus, Macbeth, and Aunt Judy. No change worth recording took place until entering the straight the last time, when the favourite went to Honest John, and, heading him inside the distance, won after a good race by a neck; Aunt Judy a bad third, TATTERSALLS'.-LAST ETENING. DERBY. sto 1 agst General Peel (taken and offered) 13 to 2 agat Cambascan (taken) 15 to 2 agst Birchbroom (offered, take 8 to 1) Bto 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 14 to 1 agst Coast Guard (taken) li to 1 agst Paris (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ely (taken freely) 22 to 1 aget Blair Athol (take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agat Copenhagen (taken) 25 to 1 agst Baragah (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Prince Arthur (taken and offered) 30 to 1 aget Forager (taken and offered): 33 to 1 agst Hollyfox (taken and offered) 35 to 1 agst Historian (take 40 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Valiant (taken) 40 to 1 aget Strafford (taken and, offered) oto 1 agat Ackworth (taken) THE COUNSEL AND THE BUNDLE OF BRIEFS.— SINGULAR SCENE.—At the Sheriffs' Court yester terday evening, before Mr Sergeant Wheeler, a case was tried in which the amount sought to be recovered was £6 6s for a china dessert service. A learned counsel appeared for the plaintiff, and called one witness who proved an admis sion of the debt and a promise to pay. Upon this his Honour gave a verdict, when the following discussion en sued :—Counsel—l apply for costs of my attendance as counsel. His Honour—l do not see how I can grant costs in such a case as this. Counsel—The debt is over £5. His Honour—Yes, but it is not a case requiring counsel. Coun sal--.I practise in the county courts, and I can assure your Honour that it is the rule to grant costs in all cases over £5. His Honour—And I also practise in county courts, for I am judge of one. I know of no such rule. Counsel —It has been found to work very well, and for that reason I asked for costs. Your Honour would not get counsel to come at all if it wore not for the rule. I have three more cases here,. and counsel can only get one guinea, so he look toth is rule. The way it works is that couns el takes a . bu ndle of briefs. His Honour (interrupting)—lteallY' t inr ee l n know nothing of bundles of briefs or arr an g ements a likesel a thend attorneys. present are admitted All seeis necessityi n cases e e where counsel.cdoeubnt-s Counsel—Only that rule is found to work wll, and we look to costs, or should not come at all. If we do not g e t costs from the court your Honour w i ll not see us here at a ll. Hi e Honour—i _ cannot h e lp that, sir; and I must s a y th at i t is unus ual thing fo r counsel to talk ab out bundles of a most briefs and money matters in this way before the public. I do not require any more explanations, and I shall not allow costs in this case. The matter then dropped. The just lost a d aug ht er , 1,5, who was betrothed to one o f hi s High ness's aide-de-camps, Since her death the Viceroy has not left his residence at Ghise, and receives no one. Sad accounts have been received of the state of the growing crops in Lower Hungary. The Hirnolc states from authentic information that the frost has destroyed nine-tenths of those of colza four-tenths of wheat. The loss of the autumn sowings in the Olfold alone amounts to four millions of florins (ten millions of francs)." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS--Last Evening, The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed Bedford Gas, Chelsea Water, Liverpool Improvement, Liverpool Sanitary, Metropolitan Railway (Additional Powers), Midland Railway (Sr. Pancras Branch), New castle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Road, Stroud Gag, and Swansea Harbour Trust. CHINA. Col. SYKES gave notice that to-morrow he would ail; by what law, right, or ordinance British subjects in Chin; were subject to trial for breaches of neutrality, MR. HEBERT. Sir S. NORTHCO TE gave ß some explanations in refe rence to Mr. Herbert and his pictures now being prepared for the house. Mr, Herbert wished him to state that he never intended or wished to dictate terms to the house. Mr. C. BENTINCK said he had great admiration for Mr. Herbert as an artist, and regard for him as a per sonal friend. He did not mean to say anything disre, spectful of Mr. Herbert. DANISH AFFAIRS. In reply to Mr. WHITEsiDE, Mr. LAYARD said that it was understood that after the adoption of the armistice on the D ano - G erman ouestion no further contributions on the defeated by way ot - makin good the expenses of the war would be levied. Her Ma jesty's Government had seen statezpenrs in the newspapers recently to the effect that that provision had n o t b een com plied with, but no official communication had been received on the subject. THE AUSTRIAN SQUADRON. Sir J. PAKINGTON inquired whether the Govern, went had received any information that the Austrian squadron had gone to the Baltic. Mr. LAYARD said that part of the squadron had mained at Lisbon, and he presumed it had gone to join ti other part in the North Sea. RUSSIA AND CIRCASSIA. Mr HENNESSY asked whether the Government had received any information in reference to the proceedings of the Russian Government in Circassia. Mr. LAYARD said the Government had received a do ,patch from Constantinople, in which it was stated that a large number of Circassians, feeling it impossible to live under the rule of Russia, had sought protection in Turkey. Great mortality had taken place. He should have no oh. jection to produce the papers. THE CHURCH BUILDING AND PARISHES ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. Sir L. PALK inquired whether this bill would be pro• ceeded with te-morrow. Sir G. GREY said it would not be taken until the 26tb, inst. THE GUARDS. Colonel KNOX inquired whether the Guards were ordered from Canada. The Marquis of HARTINGTON asked the hon. and gallant gentleman to give notice of his question. THE NATIONAL GALLERY. Lord J. MANNERS gave notice that on the vote for the National Gallery at Burlington-house he should oppose it, with a view of retaining the National Gallery in its pre sent position. SUPPLY. Mr. MASSEY brought up the report on supply, which was agreed to. UNION ASSESSMENT ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. RAILWAY COMPANIES POWERS BILL. This bill passed through committee, SUMMARY PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ADMIRALTY LANDS AND WORKS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. RIVER POLLUTION (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. LIMITED PENALTIES BILL. This bill was read a second time. CHIEF RENTS (IRELAND) BILL. The report of amendments on this bill was brought up and considered. HIGHWAYS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Sir G. GREY moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the act for the better management of highways in Eng. land. After a short discussion, in which Mr. LIDDELL took part, leave was given, and the bill was accordingly brought ill and read a first time. The house adjourned at five minutes past six o'clock. Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 18th day of May, 1864: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ........X27.254185 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 12,601,104 Silver Bullion £27,251,165' Z 27,261,154 BANKING Proprietors' Capi tal 414.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in - eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis mis sioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- :PA.RTMENT. Government Seen- rities (including Dead WeightAn- nutty) _ £10,735,237 Other Securities 20,973,423 Notes Gold and Silver 660,284 Coin counts) 7,566,651 Other Deposits 12,962,402 Seven Day and other Bills 493,617 £38,E3.1 0, 607 M. I £38,836,G07 RSIIALL, Chief Cashier. May 19, 1861. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Auntralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. May 19. via Marseilles May 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. June 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southanipton May 19. via Marseilles May 27. Falkland Islands _ Gibraltar, via Southampton May 19. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 19. via Marseilles Nay 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. May 27. via Marseilles May 21. Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton May 19. via Marseilles May 21. Newfoundland ..May 25. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... May 19. _ . - 'by U.S. packet by Canadian packet May —. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe June 10, Bahamas, via New York June 2 Mexico.. May 30, All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, } .. ay ikt 14. California, and British Columbia. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) LONDON, May 20.—Wind this day at noon —South, West; moderate breeze and brilliant weather. FALMOUTH, May 19.—Wind variable--Sailed—lvanhoes steamer, for the West Indies, PORTSMOUTH, May 19.—Wind S.E,—Arrived—Queen of the North, from Bombay. GRIMSBY, May 18.—Wind S.E.--Sailed--Port-au• Prince, for Hayti. NEWPORT, May 19 . —Wind E.—Arrived—Princess of Wales, from Havannah. Sailed—Atlantic, for Hongkong— Loyal, for Sierra Leone. BRISTOL, May 19,—Wind S.B.—Arrived—Westerr Star, from Havarmah. OFF MOUNT'S BAY, May 17.—Arrived —English Rose, from Berbice. (Br ELECTRI 0 TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Friday Morning. The Golden Fleece passenger list includes 49 adults and 43 children, among whom are—From Calcutta, CaPr Bi n Tulloch, 21st Regiment ; Lieut. Christie, Bth ; Mr. and Mrs. Gavin—and Mr. Biddulph. From Madras, M B 3°r• General Faber, Royal Engineers—Colonel Steven s, 18th— Major Buck. 38th—Captain White, 30th_L ieutenaut Stuart, 51st—Mr. Neile, R.A.—Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas, and Mr. Jones; an d from the Cape, Dr. Oldfield, Dr. Sandwith, and Messrs Walker, Bain bridge, Lvcena, Atwood, Husband, Sandford, and Thomp, SOC. She spoke, north of the line, the French ship Gatineau, 21 days from Liverpool, and on t h e 19t L h.iniverstant the Lady The 11 ' d th Regiment was on garrison duty there, Eglinton 36 days from St. Helena, forpool. SOU THAMSTON, Friday Morning. Arrived—Wonder, steamer, from Havre — Juno, from Rouen—Eugenie, from Carenton—Cl emence, from Cher., bourg, Newport—Alliance Sailed—Moslem, stea mer , for Havre. for s y MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRANEGEND Friday Morning. 19—Sultana Reina, from Mogador—El!za ) Leander, from Antwerp—Wonder, from t M A he a l fx — and . ria, from Yokohama. Leghorn (detained in q uar antine)—Jubiiee and Boyn, frozu Guernsey-- DEAL, Friday Morning. Faased—Maria, schooner, and Lnida Flor, of Wood.. f r oAmrrlji Arrived, bridge, from North, for West—Ailsa Craig, screw steamer, from West, for London —Simon Hardy, from London, fur Barbadoes—Estaphania, from London, for Bermuda — Emma Wilson, f rom Bull, for Montevideo. EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION.—At a meeting of the Greenwich Board of Guardians held yesterday after noon (Mr. B. Carter, chairman) an application was ma;e by a man named Garner, who will complete his hundredth year in October next, for his discharge from the union, of which he had been an inmate three years, The old man, who appeared hale and hearty, also asked for a grant of 58., it being his intention to proceed to Durham to his wife, who, he said, is four years his senior. The . guardians en deavoured to persuade the applicant to remain in the h ouse , but he refused to do so, and the chairman, in granting his discharge on behalf of the Board, expressed a hope that the press would notice the fact that it was the old man's volun• tart' act. A BLUE ARCTIC Fox CIRCUMVENTED BY A SEA BIRD.—" For shame," exclaimed the bird, " you godless creature you were going to eat me without saying grace." Reynard, abashed, folded his paws, turned up his eyes, and opened his mouth—out flew the bird. "Bother!" said the fox, "henceforth I shall only say grace after meals." The Dutch Minister of Finance has made known to the Second Chamber the principal points of a bill which he proposes to submit next session to the States, and which has for object the suppression throughout the kingdom of the octroi-duty, is to be replaced by a uniform system of excise la be levied direct by the State. I